19 Apr.

A DOCTRINE FOR YOU ONLY, 1584

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Thursday, circa 9. As I was in my upper study, and had gathered the holy words of the second and third CalJ,2 and had conferred them with their English delivered also unto us: E.K. came up the stairs, and so went into his study, and came out again. And as he was going down the stairs I opened my study door and saluted him. He thereupon came up again, and came into my study. And there I showed him what I had done, and how I had som'e understanding of those holy words their significations, by reason of due applying the English to the words &c.: intending thereby to have induced E.K. to like the better the manner of our friends' due and methodical proceeding with us, and told him that unless of this strange language I should have these words delivered unto us letter by letter, we might err both in orthography, and also for want of the true pronunciation of the words and distinction of the points we might more miss the effect expected. But as on Tuesday last, so now again he said, our teachers were deluders, and no good or sufficient teachers, who had not in two years' space made us able to understand or do somewhat: and that he could in two years have learned all the seven liberal sciences,3 if he had first learned logic, &c. Wherefore he would have no more to do with them any manner of way, wished himself in England, and said that if the books were his, that he would out of hand burn them, and that he had written to my Lord (by Pernus) that he took our teachers to be deceivers, and wicked, and no good creatures of God: with many such speeches and reasons (as he thought) of force to dissuade himself from any more dealing with them: but willed me to use John my boy as my skryer, for that these spiritual creatures were not bound unto him, &c. I answered unto all these parcels and reasons, as time served, declaring my perfect trust in God, that seeing I have many years desired and prayed for wisdom (such as these Actions import) at his hands, and by such means as to his Divine Majesty seemeth best, that he would not either mislike my prayer, or abuse my constant hope in his goodness and mercy. So he went from me this second time. Note. Pernus went on last Wednesday morning, and had received our letters after noon, on Tuesday last: but on Monday before, the wicked Prince of Darkness did what he could to hinder our proceeding. On Thursday, Fabius (brother to my Lord Laski his wife) brought news to Cracovia that my Lord Laski was coming to Cracovia-ward. Emericus came from Kezmarok and returned back again. Fabius rode from Cracovia toward Kezmarok.